Judge temporarily halts Trump's limited gag order in federal election interference case
The federal judge overseeing former President Trump's election interference case has temporarily halted the limited gag order she placed on him on Monday. The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's election interference case in Washington, D.C., on Friday temporarily halted the limited gag order she had placed on the former president on Monday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan requested briefings from the government and from Trump's lawyers following Trump's appeal of her order earlier Friday. In her order on Monday, Chutkan ruled that Trump is prohibited from making or reposting statements "publicly targeting" special counsel Jack Smith and his staff, as well as Chutkan's staff and the staff of other D.C. district court personnel. MORE: Judge grants limited gag order in Trump's federal election interference case She additionally barred him from making statements about potential witnesses in the case and the substance of t...